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Godspeed to Olympos, Fri, 22 Sep 23
Simon at a City, Mountain, Sea, UNESCO site in Europe, Montenegro

Well, don’t trust the weather forecast, is a moral of that story! I got up in the morning to find a fog so sick that I couldn’t see 20 metres ahead, save enjoy gorgeous views of the whole country. I …

Seaside chill

Godspeed to Olympos, Wed, 20 Sep 23
Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, Montenegro

The toe I sprained yesterday is still hurting a lot and makes it hard to walk. And thus, today is another day of just chilling by the seaside. I’m determined to make the most of it. First, St Stefan, with …

The most picturesque ruins

Godspeed to Olympos, Tue, 19 Sep 23
Simon at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea in Albania, Europe, Montenegro

Since I parked by the Rozafa Castle already, I decided to break my No-Albania rule and see it anyway. Good choice – it’s a great spot with amazing views and quite a few tunnels and passages that are open to …

Back to the mortal world

Godspeed to Olympos, Thu, 14 Sep 23
Simon at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea, UNESCO site in Europe, Greece

Today was a slow day. I got up before sunrise and spent a lot of time in the van catching up on stuff and writing. After 11, Anti and Michał joined me for a road trip. First, we visited the …

The lost cities of Macedonia

Godspeed to Olympos, Sat, 09 Sep 23
Simon at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea in Europe, Greece, North Macedonia

It turns out that the excavation site of the Ancient city of Stibera is just a field. There is a plate with the explanation, but no parking, and you just cross a village road, walk a bit through the field, …

Relaxing in Rügen

Short German trips, Sat, 08 Jul 23
Jemma and Simon at a Sea, UNESCO site in Europe, Germany

Dinan-vu

Christmas 2022, Wed, 21 Dec 22
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, France

Saint Malo Got there in the evening, hanging out by a tower on the seaside. It’s nice to be at the sea again! In the morning we decided to walk to the main part of town – and got caught …

Lazy cliff day

Short German trips, Wed, 29 Dec 21
Jemma and Simon at a Sea, Temple in Europe, Germany

Today is the last day of this short adventure date trip and we decided to take it easy, sleep in and just have a lovely stroll on the beach. And this is what we did, and it was wonderful! First, …

Adventure date begins!

Short German trips, Sun, 26 Dec 21
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Germany

Jemma is taking me on a surprise adventure trip! It’s cold, but we’re brave and we have a new heater in the van, so let’s go back to Hansa. We left early in the evening, aiming to drive while it’s …

Salty waters

Chasing the sun, Thu, 23 Sep 21
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, Slovenia

Hard to find parking. Short visit to Piran, a swim in a holiday / kids camp spot with lots of fortunately harmless jellyfish. Nice walks around the pier. Then visit to the Secovlje salt panes.

Anniversary seaside trip

Short German trips, Sat, 22 May 21
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, Germany

It’s our anniversary and we need to be at sea!

Nostalgic journey

Short Polish trips, Sat, 17 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea, Temple in Europe, Poland

In the morning we packed up to leave the apartment, and drove off East. First stop: Pustkowo. Where as a young kid I spent every summer with my grandparents. I called them to check on the specific location we stayed …

Żubr at sea

Short Polish trips, Tue, 13 Oct 20
Jemma and Simon at a Lake, Museum, Sea in Europe, Poland

GosańGosańSmoked fish in MiędzyzdrojeMiędzyzdroje beachView from Zielonka HillSpaceship treeVery accomplished on ZielonkaTurquoise Lake Bored with hanging out in Poznań and not wanting to stay in Zieleniec all the time, we decided to go on a spontaneous trip. Also, Simon has …

Lighthouse at the end of the country

Short Spanish trips, Sun, 23 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Cadaqués is not far from the end of the Cap de Creus, ande at the end there is a lighthouse. Because of course there is. The drive was super picturesque, but it seems that more people had the same idea …

Pretty but pricey

Short Spanish trips, Sun, 23 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Our first stop to the day is Cadaqués, a beautiful seaside village that is quite touristy, but very charming. Very unlike Empuriabrava – it’s all hills and little streets, a cute small harbour, a few small beaches. We failed to …

Nuvorish Paradise

Short Spanish trips, Sat, 22 Aug 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

After Figures, we wanted to had to the beach, but decided to visit a seaside town that looked really interesting in the map. Empuriabrava just like like a ribcage of canals. Turns out, it’s a town made up of interchangeable …

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Very naked

Short Spanish trips, Sun, 19 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

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Cala Morisca

Short Spanish trips, Sat, 18 Jul 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Lockdown is lifted! Time for beach!

Short Spanish trips, Mon, 25 May 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain

Barcelona life

Lived here!, Sat, 01 Feb 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Museum, Park, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site in Europe, Spain

Got there – Never again!New Home!OK, really new homeSanta EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaScrap bookshelfCarnival!Carnival!The Last BirthdaySun in lockdownWork in lockdownShopping in lockdownPartying in lockdownPartying in lockdownFestivals in lockdownDining in lockdownCamping anniversary in lockdownFIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST …

Leaving the UK for good

Moving out of Edinburgh, Fri, 31 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea, Transit in Europe, Spain, UK

Mining coast

Short UK trips, Sun, 12 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea, UNESCO site in Europe, UK

Minack Theatre

Short UK trips, Sun, 12 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a Museum, Sea in Europe, UK

A giant’s island

Short UK trips, Sun, 12 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a City, Sea in Europe, UK

Witchcraft museum

Short UK trips, Fri, 03 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, UK

Port Isaac

Short UK trips, Fri, 03 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, UK

New Year in a New Key

Short UK trips, Wed, 01 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon with Alex at a Sea in Europe, UK

We’re on a boat!

Baron in Italy, Mon, 23 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Sea, Transit in Europe, France, UK

After a short walk in town, a baguette and an overpriced and disappointing tea later, we were ready for the ferry. Off to Britain! Now we’re on the ferry and surprisingly good weather allowed us to have a lunch on …

Crossed it!

Baron in Italy, Mon, 23 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, France

After over 1.4k kilometres over the last three days, last night we reached Roscoff! And to think that until recently the drive to munch was the longest I did… Jemma found a nice quiet parking by the Strand von Traon …

Cold Beach

Baron in Italy, Sun, 15 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Italy

Last night we parked by the beach near Ravenna. The moon was amazing, but it’s another long evening in the Baron and we were missing the warmth again. Planning a longer stay in Florence after all, it seems, so we …

St Ives

Short UK trips, Mon, 09 Jul 18
Jemma and Simon at a City, Museum, Sea in Europe, UK

Partying alone

Diamond Carnival, Mon, 12 Feb 18
Simon at a City, Sea in Brazil, South America

To be quite honest, as much as I love traveling alone, I really wish I wasn’t this time. It seems like I’m the only person who’s alone at this carnival, everyone is partying with friends, at least in couples! Everyone …

Really hot

Diamond Carnival, Sat, 10 Feb 18
Simon at a City, Sea in Brazil, South America

Wow. Just wow. Remember how I said Brazilians are beautiful? Beach, shorts, thong bikinis, water, chests, butts, muscles, sun, sweat, boobs, skin! Oh my gods! I think I had a sexy overload today. I can’t even. It’s. Yes. So much …

Collapsed Window

I love you Jemmy!, Thu, 30 Nov 17
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Malta

Deader reef

Tropical Winter, Sat, 26 Aug 17
Simon at a City, Sea in Asia, Malaysia

Despite the noise from the street, I slept really well today. The earplugs work wonders. Plus the dorm room I booked ended up being a single, as nobody else booked the other beds. The night was a bit colder though, …

Pungent

Tropical Winter, Fri, 25 Aug 17
Simon at a City, Sea in Asia, Malaysia

How good to have a real pillow, not a smelly backpack! The Pinnacles trip took its toll though, I woke up at 6am and that was it, no more sleep. I stayed in bed a bit longer, slowly packed, and …

All of the water

Tropical Winter, Fri, 18 Aug 17
Simon with Charlie, Dee, Eva at a Jungle, Sea, Waterfall in Australia, Australia & Oceania

Last night I slept well! Finally! The earplugs I bought yesterday really helped. Got up at a crazy 8:30am and had a wonderfully relaxing morning, not rushing anywhere, eating a glorious tropical fruit breakfast. Charlie and Dee got up after …

Under water

Tropical Winter, Thu, 17 Aug 17
Simon with Charlie, Dee, Eva at a Sea, UNESCO site in Australia, Australia & Oceania

What a noisy night! We have room on the back of the building yet I can hear all of the street noise! Are walls made of paper here? Every truck passing by made the air conditioner vibrate, and then a …

Devil’s Entertainment Beach

Hot in Gran Canaria, Mon, 06 Feb 17
Jemma and Simon at a Sea in Europe, Spain